Why I am yet to marry at 44 – Actor Frederick Leonard opens up

Nollywood actor, Frederick Leonard has opened up on why he is still single at 44.   The actor who spoke in a recent interview with Allure Vanguard, said he is yet to find the right one and believes he needs ...

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Kogi state records 20 new cases of Leprosy

Twenty new cases of leprosy have been recorded in Kogi State according to the Kogi state program officer, Leprosy Mission Nigeria (LMN).   Briefing newsmen in Lokoja on Monday at the COVID-19 response palliatives distribution for communities of persons affected ...

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Update: Kidnapped Ex- Super Eagles player, Christian Obodo freed

Kidnapped former Super Eagles player, Christian Obodo has been freed.   Obodo was kidnapped yesterday evening, in Delta state. According to a report, he has now been freed. Confirming his release, Monday morning, a friend of the football star, Engr. ...

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#EndSARS: Islamic scholar reports Feminist Coalition to DSS

An Islamic scholar and security expert, Malam Lawal Gusau, has reported a group, Feminist Coalition, to the Department of State Services for the role the coalition played in the #EndSARS protests.   Gusau also lodged a complaint against a member ...

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Lekki Shooting: Man offers cash reward to anyone with evidence of dead bodies

A Nigerian man based in Canada, Bayo Adedosu, has offered cash reward to anyone who  can give evidence of casualties at the October 20th Lekki Shooting, where the Nigerian Army allegedly shot at protesters. Bayo is saying the person must ...

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Kenya Forest Service officer shoots wife dead before turning gun on himself

  A middle-aged Kenya Forest Service (KFS) officer in Embu County on Friday night shot and killed his wife before fatally turning the gun on himself.   It remains unclear why Justine Mutwiri, who was attached to Njukiri Forest in ...

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EndSARS: I was a victim of police brutality – Governor Fayemi

The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on Sunday described the EndSARS protest as a noble course, saying It was supported in Ekiti not because of those involved, but for the reason behind the action.   Fayemi, who disclosed ...

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16-year-old girl maid allegedly commits suicide in Kano

A 16-year-old girl, Bahijja Gombe, living with a family as a maid on Zoo Road Housing Estate, Kano State, has allegedly committed suicide.   Bahijja, an indigene of Gombe State, was said to have hanged herself without leaving a suicide ...

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Transgender woman gets life in prison for shocking murder of her boyfriend’s toddler granddaughter

Shayla Angeline Boniello, a Texas transgender woman previously known as Shawn Vincent Boniello, got slapped with life in prison for murdering the toddler granddaughter of her boyfriend two years ago.   There will be no chance for parole for Shayla Angeline ...

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Obama says he won’t take up a cabinet position under Biden

Former President Barack Obama has ruled out taking on any formal position in President-elect Joe Biden’s administration — quipping that wife Michelle would leave him.   “I will help him in any ways that I can. But now, you know, ...

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Merino resigns as Peru president after five days in power

Peru’s President Manuel Merino resigned Sunday, just five days after taking office, sparking celebrations in the capital Lima following street protests against him and the ousting of his popular predecessor.   Merino, 59, stepped down shortly after a crisis session ...

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Algeria goes into another coronavirus lockdown… closes sport, cultural centres and more

Algeria imposed new coronavirus restrictions Sunday, closing sport and cultural centres as well as beaches after a spike in infections.   The government called on Algerians to fight what it called a “concerning phase” of the pandemic. Algeria has registered ...

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Trump declares himself winner of US election

U.S. President Donald Trump in a new tweet declared himself the winner of the 3 November election.  “I won the election”, Trump declared in all-caps tweet on Monday morning. Twitter responded moments later by tagging the tweet with a link ...

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‘He thought the election was bad’ – Leeds United respond after Donald Trump tags Whites fan in bizarre Twitter post

  United States President Donald Trump brought a “lifelong Leeds United fan” into his latest attack on the media – which prompted a response from the Premier League club. Still railing at his defeat to Joe Biden in the US presidential election, ...

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Rosie aborted my baby without approval – Ultimate love, Kachi (Video)

Reality Tv star and Ultimate love winner, Kachi has revealed reason his relationship with Rosie crashed.Kachi and Rosie were the winners of the reality dating show “Ultimate love”. However, the relationship hit the rocks weeks ago after rumors emerged on ...

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Indian actor Soumitra Chatterjee is dead

Indian veteran actor, Soumitra Chatterjee is dead.   Born in 1935, the star of Bengali cinema passed away on Sunday. Xinhua reports that he died at a hospital in Kolkata, the capital city of West Bengal. Chatterjee was undergoing treatment ...

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Prepare for resumption next week – ASUU tells students

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) told students to prepare for resumption next week.   ASUU said this on its official Twitter page as the education body expressed hope of an agreement with the federal government. The Union expressed ...

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US election: Biden cries out over denial of access to fund, security briefing

Joe Biden has cried out over the failure of the General Services Administration (GSA), to recognise him as President-elect   GAS is the government agency tasked with beginning the transition process immediately after a presidential election in the US. Also, ...

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Gunmen invade Zaria polytechnic, kidnap lecturer, two others

Gunmen abducted a lecturer and two children of a member of staff of the Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic Zaria, Kaduna State, on Saturday.   The Secretary, Information and Protocol Unit of the polytechnic, Mr Abdullahi Shehu, confirmed to NAN on Sunday ...

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